| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Open: | 15 August 1909 |
| Owner: | Kumamoto Electric Railway |
| Linelength: | 13.1km (08.1miles) |
| Electrification: | 600 V DC overhead catenary |
| Speed: | 50round=5NaNround=5 |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The is a public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines.
A short section of the Fujisaki Line shares its track with public road, like a tram line.
Three former Tokyo Metro 03 series EMU trains were purchased and introduced on the line between 2018 and 2020.[2]
The forerunner of the company,, was established in on 15 August 1909, and opened the gauge steam-hauled line from (close to the present-day Kami-Kumamoto Station) to (present-day Fujisakigū-mae Station) on 1 October 1911.[3] On 27 August 1913, the line between Ikeda and (later named Kikuchi) was opened.[3]
From 31 August 1923, the line was converted to gauge and electrified at 600 V DC.[3]
The current section of the Kikuchi Line between Kita-Kumamoto and Kami-Kumamoto opened on 1 October 1950, resulting in two lines between those stations, the original via Fujisakigū-mae and the new line.[3] In June 1953 the original line from Kami-Kumamoto to Fujisakigū-mae closed.[3] The 13.5 km Miyoshi to Kikuchi section closed on 16 February 1986 due to falling patronage.[3]